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ITOGON, Benguet — Various government agencies are now offering sustainable sources of livelihood to the displaced residents of Itogon town, due to the massive landslide that took the lives of hundreds of people here, mostly small-scale miners, last month. The National Food Authority (NFA) in Benguet, for one, is encouraging the residents, especially in far-flung villages of this town, to […]
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Bontoc, Mountain Province – Bontoc is the only municipality in Mountain Province, and one among the only seven Local Government Units (LGUs) in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) that received the 2018 National Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) during the Awarding Ceremony held at Manila Hotel, Tent City, Manila last November 6, 2018. The other awardees in CAR are […]
Read moreNATONIN, Mountain Province — No sign of life has been detected and 21 people are still missing at a landslide area here, where a building of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) was engulfed in mud and rainwater and crumbled in minutes at the height of Typhoon Rosita. Town mayor Mateo L. Chiyawan said Friday the focus of […]
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BAGUIO CITY–The Bureau of Jail and Penology (BJMP) here vowed to intensify Operation Greyhound inside the facility and check on the persons deprived of liberty (PDL). Stricter searches will also be done to visitors and allowing visitors only during the visiting hours. Jail Chief, Insp. Crispin Dornagon, BJMP -Baguio City male dorm, told the Philippine News Agency on the sidelines […]
Read moreBAGUIO CITY – A handicrafts market and fair dubbed “Latag” will be conducted on Nov. 11-18 at the People’s Park as part of the activities of the 2018 Baguio Creative Festival (ENTAcool…). At least 50 local crafters and artisans will participate in the fair to display and sell their unique crafts “latag”-style daily from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. during […]
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BAGUIO CITY – The Baguio City Jail Male and Female Dormitories are offering alternative gift ideas for Christmas and other occasions with an array of handicrafts fashioned by the persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) themselves. Male Dorm Warden J/Chief Insp. Crispin Dornagon last Wednesday showed samples of their new gift products like resin sculptures and accessories, coin banks designed with […]
Read moreBAGUIO CITY November 09 – The City budget office disclosed that the annual budget of the local government had an average annual growth rate of 10 percent over the past five years or from P1.395 billion in 2014 to P2.056 billion this year. City Budget Officer Leticia O. Clemente underscored that the local government has efficiently managed its income and […]
Read moreBAGUIO CITY — The Department of Tourism (DOT) is setting its sights on the development of farm and eco-tourism sites in the region to provide income for small farmers and Indigenous Peoples (IP). “The tourism industry provides great opportunities for diversification of income for small-scale farmers and IP organizations,” DOT Undersecretary Marco Bautista said in an interview with the media […]
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BONTOC, Mrn. Prov.– The building of the Mountain Province Second District Engineering Office located at Hakrang, Banawel, in the eastern municipality of Natonin was totally washed out and buried by an avalanche of mud and boulders at about 4-5 pm last October 30, 2018 during the onslaught of Typhoon Rosita. According to Mayor Mateo Chiyawan, in a phone interview, the […]
Read moreThe Department of Education (DepEd) is disputing the allegation in the article “Cheating in national exams bared by DepEd” in the September 9, 2018 Manila Times issue that massive losses in the mean percentage score (MPS) in the Grade 6 National Achievement Test (NAT) in 2016 and 2017 are solid proofs of the alleged widespread cheating attending the test previously. […]
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